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"I’d settle for a naval blockade(nothing in, nothing out) until every single hostage is returned to their country of origin and then regular patrols thereafter."

I'm not privy to the Somalia intel, but various reports indicate these pirates are operating out of small coastal towns, such as Eyl.

So how does the US Navy and other Navys "blockade" such small village ports? Are there enough military ships to do this? I don't think so. Plus, the area is much too large to patrol and escort every merchant ship. The Alabama was hijacked some 300 miles off the coast of Somalia in the Indian Ocean.

That's why I believe the only option is to infiltrate and send in SpecOps to kill/apprehend the elders that are organizing this piracy. This time, unlike "Black Hawk Down", we send in enough resources to back up the operation. This MUST end.

I saw a report today that if this continues to occur at this pace, this can eventually affect ours and other free nations' economies. It has accelerated and will continue until someone takes out the organization behind it.